Curated OER
Musical Terms
Are you starting a recorder lesson with your elementary students? Use this helpful slide-show, perfect for introducing basic music terms such as tempo, dynamics, pitch, and duration. Each slide provides a definition and example of the...
Curated OER
Musical Terms and Instruments
In this music worksheet, students find the vocabulary terms related to the different types of instruments. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Learning Musical Terms
Young scholars observe and discuss the following musical terms and their symbols: staff, measure, bar line, double bar line, treble clef, bass clef, time signature, common time, cut time, quarter note, half note, dotted half note, whole...
Curated OER
VH1 Fan Club ABBA Lesson 1
Students study the relationship between trends and individual tastes in music. They use musical terms to describe the elements of different styles of music.
Curated OER
Wyclef Jean for VH1 Storytellers
Students use recordings of Wyclef Jean's music to study and explore different styles and techniques.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: Gcse Music
GCSE Music provides links to a variety of music topics including composers, composing music, music theory, music technology, performing and evaluating music, music styles, world music, and traditional music from the UK.
Naxos Digital Services
Naxos Digital Services: Education Glossary of Music Terms
Classical music label Naxos provides brief definitions of musical terms.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Musical Dictionary
This online music dictionary offers more than just definitions. Most terms have vocalized pronunciations and audio examples, as well.
San Diego State University
Ritardondo
Played in the style of "UNO," this music card game is suitable for students in their second year of music theory for piano. The game's purpose is to identify musical key signatures and their respective primary chords and will be able to...
Other
Tonalsoft: Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory
Find an online encyclopedia specializing in microtonal music theory.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Music for Kids: Musical Terms and Glossary
Terms and words used in music. Learn about musical terminology.